Circular walk around the Sainte-Baume Chapel

A family walk alternating between vineyard paths and woodland around the Sainte-Baume Chapel.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.60 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 199 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 195 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 251 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 140 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Lirac (30126)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 44.03081° / E 4.680652°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2941OT, 3041OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Park in the Eyrolle car park, on the right at the end of the tarmac road (Chemin de l'Eyrolle) coming from Lirac. It is also possible to park in the Sainte-Baume car park, a little further on towards the chapel.

(S/E) Continue along the road to the right until you reach the Combe Nord sign.

(1) Turn left towards La Montagne. At the Combe Sud sign, keep left until you reach the Cabias sign.

(2) Turn left for a return trip to the Grotte de Cabias: be careful, the ascent and descent are steep.
On your return, continue left up the wide path. At the Font des Buis sign, turn right towards La Montagne until you reach the Combe de Figuière sign

(3) Turn left towards the Grotte de la Figuière; please note that the ascent and descent are steep.

(4) Return to the previous junction.

(3) Continue left up the wide path. You’ll reach a vineyard; follow it along until you come out onto a single-track path through the woods.

(5) Turn sharply left, pass under the power lines and then come to a wider path on the descent. Take this path to the right and follow the ridge to the ‘La Montagne’ sign.

(6) Here, at the solar panels, turn right and head downhill. Continue on, passing under the power lines again, until you reach the Quart du Roy sign.

(7) Turn right towards Lirac, follow the vineyards and, at a place called La Lauze, reach a wider path serving the vineyards.

(8) Ignore this and turn left onto the small path, follow the vineyards and then turn off into the woods uphill. Ignore the trailheads and continue to the La Clavelade sign.

(9) Turn right towards Lirac. At the La Vaussière sign, turn right until you reach the Valengruty sign.

(10) Turn left to reach the Combe Nord sign you passed on the way out.

(1) Before reaching the car park, veer right to cross the bridge. Immediately afterwards, turn right, pass the lay-by and head towards the Chapelle de la Sainte-Baume.

(11) Follow this route back in the opposite direction to the Combe Nord sign.

(1) Turn right to reach the Eyrolle car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 141 m - Eyrolle car park
  2. 1 : km 0.18 - alt. 142 m - Combe Nord signpost
  3. 2 : km 0.48 - alt. 146 m - Sign - Grotte de Cabias (Lirac)
  4. 3 : km 1.2 - alt. 164 m - Signpost for Combe de Figuière
  5. 4 : km 1.41 - alt. 205 m - Grotte de la Figuière (Lirac)
  6. 5 : km 2.76 - alt. 225 m - Power line junction
  7. 6 : km 3.57 - alt. 251 m - La Montagne sign
  8. 7 : km 4.62 - alt. 190 m - Le Quart du Roy sign
  9. 8 : km 6.17 - alt. 165 m - Junction
  10. 9 : km 6.91 - alt. 172 m - La Clavelade sign
  11. 10 : km 7.7 - alt. 151 m - Valengruty sign
  12. 11 : km 8.8 - alt. 175 m - Chapel of Sainte-Baume
  13. S/E : km 9.6 - alt. 141 m - Eyrolle car park

Worth a visit

(2) and (4) Cabias and Figuière Caves.
(11) {Chapel of Sainte-Baume|https://www.provenceoccitane.com/lirac/ermitage-et-grotte-de-la-sainte-baume.html].
Nearby, for your information, you can visit the Cave Tavel in Lirac.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
User 28472334

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk; I set off in the morning and completed it in 2 hours and 45 minutes, mostly in the shade

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User 3392745

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 06, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The walk took 3 hours, including a picnic break and a visit to the caves and the chapel.
Many wide paths exposed to the sun; best avoided in hot weather.
An easy route to follow.

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User 5655350

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 13, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely little walk

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anubis54
anubis54

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 18, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The only points of interest along this monotonous route are the two caves and the hermitage.

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Zinna
Zinna

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike, we left at 7:45 in the morning, took two hours, there was plenty of shade and the paths are nice. It's accessible to dogs.

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Milasol
Milasol

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk that can be completed in under three hours by keen walkers. Wide paths that are very exposed to the sun. We took a few detours along some more pleasant paths through the woods. Take the first path on the left between points 7 and 8. There’s a lovely view from the chapel.

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